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Albrecht Durer Self Portrait
Humanities 2230
August 2,1999
Albrecht Durer Self Portrait
Artist: Albrecht Durer
Medium: oil on painting
Size: 26 1/8 x 19 3/4 inches
Date: 1500
Location: Alte Pinakothek, Minich
Patron: none mentioned
Durer Life and Greatest Work
Albrecht Durer was the most famous artist of the Reformation Germany, he was well know for his paintings, drawings, prints, and theoretical writings, all of which had a profound influence on 16th century artists in his own country and in the lowlands. "Durer was so great an artist, so searching and all-encompassing a thinker, that he was almost a Renaissance in his own right-and his work was admired by contemporaries in the North and South alike." ( Web Gallery of Fine Arts) Durer was born May 21, in Nuremberg, Germany. His father was a goldsmith as well as his first art teacher. After studying with his father, Durer was apprenticed in 1486 to the painter and printmaker Michael Wolgemut at the age of 15. Durer completed his apprentice-ship in 1490 and took the traditional young artist's trip to the art centers of Germany. In 1494, he was married to Agnes Troy that was arranged. He also visited Venice in 1494. From that point on, Italian Style became clearly evident in his works. Durer was not just known for his paintings, he'd done many wood engravings also. "Durer studied the mathematics of proportion and perspective and published two works on these subject."(Comptons Encyclopedia)
The Subject
Durer is known as one of the first to do a self-portrait. It is rumored that he looked at his artis...Read entire document
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